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on MENA - Middle East and North Africa |
| By: | Rakhy, Tarig; Mohamed, Shima; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Suliman, Gotada; Siddig, Khalid |
| Abstract: | Sudan Market Prices and Availability Report |
| Keywords: | capacity building; commodities; prices; markets; Sudan; Africa; Northern Africa |
| Date: | 2026–06–22 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:ssmpap:183435 |
| By: | Mahmoud El Hassouni (MFMDI - Laboratoire MFMDI, SUP MTI Rabat) |
| Abstract: | The emergence of the USA–Morocco–Africa Atlantic Corridor has generated extensive scholarship on its infrastructural and geopolitical dimensions, yet a decisive variable remains systematically unexplored: the economic value of cultural proximity as a supply chain competitiveness determinant in trans-African corridors. This analytical gap - the absence of quantitative studies on this variable in transatlantic logistics corridors - defines the scientific void this article seeks to fill. Adopting a conceptual approach grounded in published empirical findings, this article argues and substantiates that Moroccan national culture - empirically proximate to Sub-Saharan African cultures on Hofstede's key dimensions - generates a durable intangible competitive advantage in trans-African supply chains. Through three articulated mechanisms (transaction cost reduction, logistical facilitation, and USA–Africa cultural intermediation), this advantage converts from soft power to strategic economic hard power. The argument is anchored in published empirical results (El Hassouni & Machrafi, 2023; Balambo, 2013) - notably the demonstration that affective trust and cultural proximity determine the durability of supply chain cooperation in the Moroccan context. The article formulates three research propositions and opens an empirical program aimed at quantifying the economic value of cultural proximity in trans-African corridors. |
| Abstract: | L'émergence du Corridor Atlantique USA–Maroc–Afrique a suscité une littérature abondante sur ses dimensions infrastructurelles et géopolitiques, laissant inexploré un facteur décisif : la valeur économique de la proximité culturelle comme déterminant de la compétitivité logistique transafricaine. L'absence d'études quantitatives sur cette variable dans les corridors transatlantiques définit le vide scientifique que cet article entend combler. Adoptant une démarche conceptuelle avec ancrage dans des données empiriques publiées, cet article argumente et étaye que la culture nationale marocaine - empiriquement proche des cultures africaines subsahariennes sur les dimensions clés de Hofstede - génère un avantage concurrentiel immatériel durable dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement transafricaines. Via trois mécanismes articulés (réduction des coûts de transaction, fluidification logistique, intermédiation culturelle USA–Afrique), cet avantage se convertit du soft power au hard power économique stratégique. L'argumentation s'ancre dans des résultats empiriques publiés (El Hassouni & Machrafi, 2023 ; Balambo, 2013) - notamment la démonstration que la confiance affective et la proximite culturelle déterminent la durabilité de la coopération supply chain en contexte marocain. L'article formule trois propositions de recherche et ouvre un programme empirique de quantification de la valeur économique de la proximité culturelle dans les corridors transafricains. |
| Keywords: | hard power, culture nationale coûts de transaction supply chain management Corridor Atlantique Géologistique hard power proximité culturelle Maroc Afrique subsaharienne Classification JEL : M16 F60 L91 Z13 national culture transaction costs supply chain management Atlantic Corridor Geologistics hard power cultural proximity Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa JEL Classification : M16 F60 L91 Z13, culture nationale, coûts de transaction, supply chain management, Corridor Atlantique, Géologistique, Geologistics, proximité culturelle, Maroc, Afrique subsaharienne Classification JEL : M16, national culture, transaction costs, Atlantic Corridor, Sub-Saharan Africa, Morocco, cultural proximity |
| Date: | 2026–06–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05656191 |
| By: | Julia Barbar (Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (Qatar, Doha)); Canan C. Mutlu (KSU - Kennesaw State University); Patricio Duran (University of Richmond (United States, Richmond) - UR); Jeffrey S. Harrison (University of Richmond (United States, Richmond) - UR); Marc van Essen (EM - EMLyon Business School) |
| Abstract: | This study examines the antecedents of female board representation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a region with one of the lowest global rates of women in leadership but substantial crosscountry variation. We introduce the concept of firm–stakeholder tension—the misalignment between a firm's visible gender composition and the characteristics of key stakeholders—and develop hypotheses linking foreign ownership, industry female employment, legal equality, gender parity, and firm size to board diversity. Using a unique hand-collected dataset of 1197 publicly listed firms across 11 MENA countries, our findings show that pro-female foreign ownership, legal equality, and gender parity significantly increase female board presence, while larger firms reduce it; evidence for industry-level effects is weaker. These results advance stakeholder and institutional theories by demonstrating how visible misfits trigger adaptation pressures, but also how local societal norms can reverse expected relationships. Our dataset and context provide novel insights into gender diversity in institutionally challenging environments. Practically, the findings highlight the importance of aligning legal reforms with governance codes, enhancing transparency and enforcement, and embedding inclusive policies and leadership development within firms. Greater female representation can strengthen legitimacy with investors, regulators , and employees, while contributing to women's empowerment, social justice, and inclusive economic growth across the region. |
| Keywords: | Female directors, Gender diversity, Stakeholder theory |
| Date: | 2026–07–24 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05708332 |
| By: | Noureddine Barouch (FSJES - Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Economique et Sociales de Mohammedia - UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca = University of Hassan II Casablanca = جامعة الحسن الثاني (ar)); Mohamed Adraoui (FSJES - Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Economique et Sociales de Mohammedia - UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca = University of Hassan II Casablanca = جامعة الحسن الثاني (ar)); Mohammed El Maddad (FSJES - Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Economique et Sociales de Mohammedia - UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca = University of Hassan II Casablanca = جامعة الحسن الثاني (ar)) |
| Abstract: | Over two decades, Morocco has extended health coverage to nearly 84% of its population. From the creation of the AMO in 2002 to the integration of RAMED beneficiaries into the AMO Tadamoun programmein 2022, this expansion raises a question that remains unanswered in quantitative terms, namely the medium-term financial sustainability of the contributory scheme. This article addresses that gap by combining, on Moroccan data spanning 2000–2023, robust econometric estimation (ordinary least squares with Newey-West HAC standard errors) and stochastic Monte Carlo simulation. The results show that per capita GDP growth is the primary driver of health expenditure, and that two major institutional breaks, namely the 2020 pandemic shock and the accounting integration of the state's contribution to AMO Tadamoun in 2022, have permanently altered the financing trajectory. On this basis, and absent new regulatory mechanisms, simulations indicate that the probability of a deficit in the contributory scheme reaches 80.8% by 2028 and exceeds 99% from 2030 onwards. These figures are not a deterministic forecast but a measure of actuarial risk, subject to revision as post-merger CNOPS-CNSS data become available. Scenarios including an earmarked behaviouraltax of 2, 000 M MAD per year eliminate the risk of deficit over the entire 2024–2035 horizon under the retained calibration assumptions. These findings make a clear case for activating regulatory instruments before 2027, in order to preserve the gains of adecade of universal coverage. |
| Abstract: | Résumé Sur deux décennies, le Maroc a étendu sa couverture sanitaire à près de 84 % de sa population. De la création de l'AMO en 2002 à l'intégration des bénéficiaires du RAMED dans le programme AMO Tadamounen 2022, cette expansion soulève une question qui reste sans réponse en termes quantitatifs, à savoir la soutenabilité financière à moyen terme du régime contributif. Cet article comble cette lacune en combinant, sur des données marocaines couvrant la période 2000–2023, une estimation économétrique robuste (moindres carrés ordinaires avec erreurs-types HAC de Newey-West) et une simulation stochastique de Monte Carlo. Les résultats montrent que la croissance du PIB par habitant est le principal moteur des dépenses de santé, et que deux ruptures institutionnelles majeures (le choc pandémique de 2020 et l'intégration comptable de la contribution de l'État à l'AMO Tadamounen 2022) ont durablement modifié la trajectoire de financement. Sur cette base, et en l'absence de nouveaux mécanismes de régulation, les simulations indiquent que la probabilité d'un déficit du régime contributif atteint 80, 8 % d'ici 2028 et dépasse 99 %à partir de 2030. Ces chiffres ne constituent pas une prévision déterministe mais une mesure du risque actuariel, sujette à révision à mesure que les données post-fusion CNOPS-CNSS seront disponibles. Les scénarios incluant une taxe comportementale affectée de 2 000 M MAD par an éliminent le risque de déficit sur l'ensemble de l'horizon 2024–2035 sous les hypothèses de calibrage retenues. Ces conclusions plaident clairement pour l'activation d'instruments de régulation avant 2027, afin de préserver les acquis d'une décennie de couverture universelle. |
| Keywords: | Morocco, AMO Tadamoun, Basic Medical Coverage, Universal Health Coverage UHC, actuarial sustainability, health financing, Territorial Health Groups, Couverture Sanitaire Universelle., Maroc, soutenabilité actuarielle, financement de la santé, Groupements Sanitaires Territoriaux, Couverture médicale de base |
| Date: | 2026–06–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05656836 |
| By: | Rakhy, Tarig; Mohamed, Shima; Abushama, Hala; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Suliman, Gotada; Siddig, Khalid |
| Abstract: | This report monitors prices, availability, and market conditions for essential commodities across Sudan in June 2026, covering cereals, pulses, vegetables, animal products, agricultural inputs, fuel, exchange rates, labor markets, and trader perceptions. Commodity prices generally increased during the month, particularly for wheat flour, pulses, vegetables, meat products, cooking oil, sugar, and fuel, while perceived availability declined across most food and input categories, indicating tightening market conditions. Fuel price increases in parallel markets, depreciation of the Sudanese pound, and persistent regional disparities, especially in Darfur and Kordofan states, continued to place pressure on market access and affordability. Surveyed traders reported fewer supply chain, liquidity, and demand-related constraints than in previous months, although challenges remained concentrated in conflict-affected areas such as Khartoum and North Darfur. Despite rising prices and weaker availability, most merchants expected to maintain or expand trading activities over the following one to three months, suggesting cautious optimism about market continuity. -Abstract generated by Copilot AI 2.2 |
| Keywords: | capacity building; commodities; markets; prices; Sudan; Africa; Northern Africa |
| Date: | 2026–08–03 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:ssmpap:184611 |
| By: | Mohammed Ouargani (ENCG - École Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion d'Agadir - Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]); Bouchra Radi (ENCG - École Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion d'Agadir - Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]) |
| Abstract: | This study examines the impact of ownership structure on ESG performance among firms listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange over the period 2019–2024. Using a balanced panel of 40 Moroccan listed companies and Refinitiv ESG scores, the research analyzes the effects of institutional ownership, family ownership, state ownership, and ownership concentration on firms' sustainability performance. The study employs panel data regression models, including pooled OLS, Random Effects, and Fixed Effects estimations. The findings reveal that institutional ownership positively influences ESG performance, while family ownership shows a negative relationship with ESG engagement. In contrast, state ownership and ownership concentration do not exhibit significant effects after controlling for firm-specific heterogeneity. The study contributes to the literature on corporate governance and sustainable finance by providing evidence from an emerging African market characterized by concentrated ownership structures and evolving ESG practices. Keywords: ESG performance; ownership structure; corporate governance; Morocco. |
| Keywords: | African Scientific Journal, Morocco, corporate governance, ownership structure |
| Date: | 2026 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05635076 |
| By: | Mohamed, Shima; Abushama, Hala; Kirui, Oliver K.; Suliman, Gotada; Siddig, Khalid |
| Abstract: | The 2026 Sudan Conflict Conference, organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Cairo and held on 14 and 15 April, brought together researchers, policymakers, and development partners to discuss the impacts of Sudan’s protracted conflict on the nation’s economy and agrifood systems and to identify evidence‑based pathways for recovery. This proceedings report documents the key evidence, discussions, and policy insights generated during the conference, capturing technical research, operational perspectives, and contextual nuances. Three years into the crisis, Sudan faces a systemic breakdown affecting agricultural production, markets, institutions, and human capital, leaving more than half of the population in need of humanitarian assistance. Evidence presented during the conference highlighted severe disruptions to agrifood systems and increasingly fragmented markets, with food insecurity driven primarily by affordability and accessibility constraints. While firms and households have shown adaptive capacity, these responses to the conflict remain constrained and often rely on unsustainable coping strategies, including asset depletion and reduced investment. Displacement continues to deepen vulnerability but also offers the potential for increased economic integration supported by inclusive approaches, while the erosion of health and education systems poses serious long‑term risks to human capital and growth. Across the conference sessions, a clear consensus emerged on the need for integrated, system‑wide responses that link humanitarian assistance with recovery and development interventions. Agriculture and market systems were identified as critical entry points, while cash assistance is most effective when combined with livelihood and market support. Moving forward, the recovery of the nation’s economy and agrifood systems coming out of the conflict will require coordinated strategies to restore markets, rebuild livelihoods, invest in human capital, and strengthen data‑driven decision-making, supported by sustained international engagement and locally grounded approaches. |
| Keywords: | capacity building; conflicts; economic recovery; resilience; Sudan; Africa; Northern Africa |
| Date: | 2026–06–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:ssspwp:183517 |
| By: | Hamza Ousi Moh (USMBA - Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah); Tarik Jellouli (USMBA - Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah) |
| Abstract: | In a Moroccan economic environment characterized by growing competition and increasingly complex regulations, companies are compelled to strengthen their internal organization. This article examines how the implementation of an organizational procedures manual serves as a structuring lever for internal control systems. Through an in-depth case study conducted within a joint-stock company (SA) operating in the industrial flour milling sector in the Fès-Meknès region, carried out in collaboration with a certified public accounting firm, we present the methodological approach for developing the manual and empirically analyze its organizational effects. Results supported by interview verbatim excerpts, measurable improvement indicators, and a review of existing literature demonstrate that the formalization of procedures promotes the segregation of duties, the establishment of permanent controls, and an improvement in organizational governance. This article contributes an analysis of the causal mechanisms linking formalization and internal control in the specific context of Moroccan industrial companies, a context that remains underrepresented in the French-language academic literature. |
| Abstract: | Dans un contexte économique marocain marqué par une concurrence accrue et une complexification des réglementations, les entreprises sont contraintes de renforcer leur organisation interne. Cet article examine comment la mise en place d'un manuel de procédures organisationnelles peut constituer un levier essentiel au renforcement du système de contrôle interne. À travers une étude de cas conduite au sein d'une société anonyme du secteur de la minoterie industrielle, implantée dans la région Fès-Meknès, et réalisée en collaboration avec un cabinet d'expertise comptable partenaire, nous présentons la démarche méthodologique d'élaboration du manuel et analysons empiriquement ses effets organisationnels. Les résultats, étayés par des verbatims d'entretiens, des indicateurs d'amélioration mesurables et une mise en perspective avec la littérature existante, montrent que la formalisation des procédures favorise la séparation des fonctions, la matérialisation des contrôles permanents et l'amélioration de la gouvernance. La contribution de cet article réside dans une analyse des mécanismes causaux liant formalisation et contrôle interne dans le contexte spécifique des entreprises industrielles marocaines, contexte qui demeure sous-représenté dans la littérature académique francophone. |
| Keywords: | COSO, Manuel de procédures, Séparation des fonctions, Gouvernance d'entreprise, Minoterie, Internal control, procedures manual, Segregation of duties, Corporate governance, Flour milling, Contrôle interne |
| Date: | 2026–06–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05654358 |
| By: | El Karkour Elk Mohammed (Recherche en Instrumentation et Gestion des Organisations - Université Mohammed I- Oujda,) |
| Abstract: | This article examines Morocco's Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) through Edgar Morin's complex thinking. Using the principles of dialogics, recursivity, and hologrammatics, it shows how cooperatives, associations, and mutuals balance market and solidarity, create learning loops, and mirror national challenges gender inclusion, ecological transition, and social protection. Findings indicate tangible achievements yet incomplete consolidation: financial dependence, fragmented governance, and weak impact assessment. We propose priority directions a clear legal framework, territorial anchoring, ecological integration, and multidimensional evaluation tools to strengthen territorial resilience and position SSE as a lever for inclusive and sustainable development. |
| Abstract: | Cet article analyse l'économie sociale et solidaire (ESS) au Maroc à l'aune de la pensée complexe d'Edgar Morin. En mobilisant les principes de dialogique, récursivité et hologrammatique, il montre comment coopératives, associations et mutuelles articulent marché et solidarité, génèrent des boucles d'apprentissage et reflètent des enjeux nationaux (inclusion, transition écologique, protection sociale). Les résultats soulignent des acquis réels mais une consolidation inachevée : dépendance financière, gouvernance fragmentée et évaluation lacunaire. Des orientations prioritaires sont proposées : cadre légal, ancrage territorial, intégration écologique et dispositifs d'évaluation multidimensionnels, afin de renforcer la résilience territoriale. |
| Keywords: | pensée complexe, résilience territoriale, coopératives féminines, gouvernance territoriale Social and solidarity economy, complex thinking, territorial resilience, women's cooperatives, territorial governance, intégration écologique et dispositifs d Économie sociale et solidaire, intégration écologique et dispositifs d Économie sociale et solidaire pensée complexe résilience territoriale coopératives féminines gouvernance territoriale Social and solidarity economy complex thinking territorial resilience women's cooperatives territorial governance, ancrage territorial, gouvernance fragmentée et évaluation lacunaire. Des orientations prioritaires sont proposées : cadre légal |
| Date: | 2025–11–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05647086 |
| By: | Abushama, Hala; Jovanovic, Nina; Abay, Kibrom A.; Siddig, Khalid; Simbeko, Guy; Sekabira, Haruna |
| Abstract: | Sudan’s ongoing conflict has severely disrupted agricultural systems, markets, and rural livelihoods. In this context, resilience-oriented agricultural support remains critical for sustaining food production, protecting livelihoods, and supporting local economic recovery. The Sudan Enhancing Community Resilience Project (THABAT) provides resilience-oriented agricultural support that is critical for sustaining food production, protecting livelihoods, and supporting local economic recovery (‘thabat’ in Arabic means ‘stability’ or ‘firmness’). The project is a USD 130 million initiative financed through the Sudan Transition and Recovery Support Trust Fund (STARS) Multi-Donor Trust Fund. This report focuses on the small -and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sub-component of Component 2 of the project, which aims to improve food security through supporting farmers, SMEs, and consumer cooperatives to enhance value addition in agricultural value chains. This component of the THABAT project is being implemented by the World Food Programme (WFP) through Mercy Corps. Specifically, this report presents the initial findings from interviews with 100 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in the agrifood sector that have been shortlisted to receive support through a matching grant element of the THABAT project. The surveyed SMEs are quite diverse in the nature of their enterprises—crop production, agricultural input supply, agrifood processing and packaging, storage, transport, and a range of postharvest services. WFP and Mercy Corps identified the SMEs that were included in the survey sample, which comprises both selected and unselected SMEs for the THABAT matching grant. Baseline data from the sample SMEs were collected using computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). This baseline report serves as a description of the status quo for SMEs in the THABAT project zone at the start of the project. The findings indicate that SMEs there have relatively good access to basic infrastructure and digital technologies. More than 90 percent report access to electricity, water, and internet services, although electricity reliability remains limited. The operators of the SMEs generally demonstrate strong growth ambitions, with most expecting increases in capital investment, workforce size, and market expansion in the coming year. This baseline report serves as a description of the status quo for SMEs in the THABAT project zone at the start of the project. The findings indicate that SMEs there have relatively good access to basic infrastructure and digital technologies. More than 90 percent report access to electricity, water, and internet services, although electricity reliability remains limited. The operators of the SMEs generally demonstrate strong growth ambitions, with most expecting increases in capital investment, workforce size, and market expansion in the coming year. The SMEs operate in a challenging business environment characterized by inflation, market disruptions, supply chain constraints, and recurring shocks. More than 90 percent reported experiencing at least one shock during the previous year, while concerns regarding corruption, governance, and limited access to finance remain widespread. At the same time, these SMEs maintain strong linkages with other actors in the agricultural value chains in which they operate and demonstrate considerable resilience and willingness to invest and grow despite many challenges. Overall, these initial SME baseline results show the critical roles SMEs are playing in creating value addition in agricultural value chains despite the challenging business environment and inefficiencies in markets in Sudan. These data, along with those to be collected through a planned endline survey of the same SMEs, will enable assessments to be made of the type of impacts the matching grants and associated business development support offered by the THABAT project had on SME performance and resilience. |
| Keywords: | capacity building; resilience; value chains; agricultural value chains; small and medium enterprises; Sudan; Africa; Northern Africa |
| Date: | 2026–07–28 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:ssspwp:184053 |
| By: | Barouch Noureddine (FSJES - Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Economique et Sociales de Mohammedia - UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca = University of Hassan II Casablanca = جامعة الحسن الثاني (ar)); Adraoui Mohamed (FSJES - Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Economique et Sociales de Mohammedia - UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca = University of Hassan II Casablanca = جامعة الحسن الثاني (ar)) |
| Abstract: | Abstract Background. Over roughly twenty years, a series of financing reforms has redrawn Morocco's social protection system. The path runs from the creation of the Assurance Maladie Obligatoire (AMO) through to the generalization of compulsory coverage under Framework Law 09-21 and, more recently, the launch of AMO-Tadamoun. The trouble is that direct household out-of-pocket payments still take up about 41% of current health expenditure. That figure is close to three times the level internationally associated with low financial hardship, which suggests that signing people up has not yet delivered real financial protection. Whether these reforms have produced measurable health gains is still an open question, and aggregate macroeconomic data offer at least a first way into it. Methods. We work with annual national data for Morocco covering 2000 to 2022, built around two outcomes rather than one. An ARDL bounds testing framework is estimated separately for life expectancy at birth and for the infant mortality rate. We then re-check the long-run cointegrating vector with Fully Modified OLS and Dynamic OLS, so as to deal with the endogeneity that remains in the regressors. Results. Most of what matters here comes from the infant mortality model. Three independent estimation methods point the same way: a heavier out-of-pocket burden is associated with worse child survival, higher income with lower infant mortality, and higher public health spending with lower mortality once its endogeneity is taken into account. The life expectancy model behaves quite differently. Because that series barely shifts from one year to the next, it cannot pin down these effects at all, and the gap between the two models tells us something useful in its own right about the limits of national aggregate data. Conclusion. Reducing out-of-pocket payments from their current 41% of current health expenditure toward the 15-20% benchmark is a necessary condition for Morocco's universal health coverage reforms to translate into measurable child survival gains. As the Groupements Sanitaires Territoriaux are rolled out and AMO-Tadamoun extends legal entitlement to previously uncovered populations, these results expose a persistent tension. Our findings demonstrate that widening formal coverage may not, on its own, improve child health outcomes as long as the out-of-pocket burden remains structurally high. Consequently, achieving financial protection at the point of care is essential for the success of Morocco's universal health coverage reforms. Keywords: health financing; life expectancy; infant mortality; out-of-pocket payments; universal health coverage; ARDL bounds testing; health outcome selection; Morocco. |
| Keywords: | health financing, life expectancy, infant mortality, out-of-pocket payments, universal health coverage, ARDL bounds testing, health outcome selection, Morocco. |
| Date: | 2026–06–08 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05656745 |
| By: | Hosam Ibrahim; Andreas de Barros; Sarah Deschênes; Paul Glewwe |
| Abstract: | Can governments translate evidence on "what works" into learning gains in public schools? Morocco combined targeted remediation and structured pedagogy (two approaches ranked as "great buys" by a global evidence panel) and delivered them through the existing public-school workforce in 626 schools. Using a pre-registered matched difference-in-differences design across 276 schools and 22, 846 students, we estimate that the program increased scores on an independent assessment after one year by 0.90 standard deviations: 0.52 in Arabic, 1.30 in French, and 0.93 in mathematics. Administrative records also show higher grade promotion (1.7 percentage points), while enrollment, which is nearly universal, remained unchanged. |
| Keywords: | education, human capital, Morocco |
| JEL: | I20 I21 I28 O15 O22 |
| Date: | 2026 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12866 |
| By: | Aboulhosn, Aya (American University); Aksoy, Cevat Giray (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development); Ozcan, Berkay (LSE) |
| Abstract: | Research and policy debates on population aging typically assume that immigration matters only through immigrants’ own fertility and its impact on total population size, ignoring effects on natives’ fertility. We study this margin in the context of the large inflow of Syrian refugees into Türkiye after 2011. Using an instrumental-variables strategy, we provide evidence that greater local exposure to refugees increases native fertility. Drawing on complete birth histories from the Demographic and Health Surveys, we find that the response operates primarily through earlier entry into motherhood and is concentrated among younger women. The result holds across three independent datasets, including administrative birth registers, and is mirrored in women’s stated ideal number of children. Examining potential mechanisms, we find the evidence most consistent with improved household economic security and find no support for channels operating through housing costs or the use of paid childcare. |
| Keywords: | forced migration, fertility, refugees, social interactions |
| JEL: | J13 R23 F22 |
| Date: | 2026–08 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18858 |
| By: | Lamiae Ezzine (Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion Oujda - ENCG Oujda, Université Mohammed Premier [Oujda] = Université Mohammed Ier = University of Mohammed First); Majda Alaoui (Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion Oujda - ENCG Oujda, UMD [Université Mohamed 1er] [Université Mohamed Premier] - Université Mohamed Ier [Oujda, Maroc] = Mohamed I University [Oujda, Morocco] = جامعة محمد الأول (ar)) |
| Abstract: | The repositioning of territorial collectivities as actors in economic development raises, at the crossroads of three bodies of literature, public finance, organizational resilience and entrepreneurship, a research question whose articulation remains to be established. A prior conceptual study posited a causal link connecting these domains, from a critical-realist epistemological positioning and drawing on institutional theory and the dynamic capabilities approach. The present article builds its empirical counterpart by testing the reality of the claimed deficit through an objective mapping of global scientific output. The approach falls within science mapping and follows a PRISMA-inspired protocol. Five queries, crossing the central constructs in pairs, were run simultaneously in Scopus and Web of Science. The final corpus brings together 4, 477 records distributed across five corpora analysed separately and processed with the bibliometrix package in R. The analysis combines performance indicators, co-occurrence networks and strategic thematic mapping. The results reveal a threefold blind spot. The public finance dimension remains almost absent from the dense field linking resilience and entrepreneurship (952 documents), as well as from the field associating entrepreneurship and territorial collectivities (2, 616 documents), where fewer than 4% of titles contain a financial term. Research on Morocco (459 documents) never links local finances and entrepreneurial dynamics. The explicit intersection of the three fields forms the smallest sub-corpus, 62 documents, and the most recent. The contribution is twofold, methodological through the use of co-occurrence as proof of an absence, and cognitive through the objectification of an agenda around the chain of financial governance, organizational resilience and entrepreneurial capacities. |
| Abstract: | Le repositionnement des collectivités territoriales comme actrices du développement économique soulève, à la croisée de trois littératures, les finances publiques, la résilience organisationnelle et l'entrepreneuriat, une question de recherche dont l'articulation reste à établir. Un travail conceptuel antérieur a postulé un chaînon causal reliant ces domaines, dans un positionnement épistémologique de réalisme critique et en mobilisant la théorie institutionnelle et l'approche par les capacités dynamiques. Le présent article en construit le versant empirique, en éprouvant la réalité du déficit invoqué par une cartographie objective de la production scientifique mondiale. La démarche relève du science mapping, conduite selon un protocole d'inspiration PRISMA. Cinq équations croisant deux à deux les construits centraux ont été interrogées simultanément dans Scopus et Web of Science. Le corpus final réunit 4 477 notices réparties sur cinq corpus analysés séparément traités à l'aide du package bibliometrix sous R. L'analyse combine indicateurs de performance, réseaux de co-occurrence et cartographie thématique stratégique. Les résultats révèlent un triple angle mort. La dimension financière publique demeure quasi absente du champ dense reliant résilience et entrepreneuriat (952 documents), comme du champ associant entrepreneuriat et collectivités (2 616 documents), où moins de 4 % des titres comportent un terme financier. La recherche sur le Maroc (459 documents) ne relie jamais finances locales et dynamiques entrepreneuriales. Le croisement explicite des trois champs forme le sous-corpus le plus restreint, 62 documents, et le plus récent. L'apport est double, méthodologique par l'usage de la co-occurrence comme preuve d'une absence, et cognitif par l'objectivation d'un agenda autour de la chaîne gouvernance financière, résilience organisationnelle, capacités entrepreneuriales. |
| Keywords: | cartographie scientifique., résilience organisationnelle, collectivités territoriales, capacités entrepreneuriales, finances publiques, Analyse bibliométrique |
| Date: | 2026–06–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05654592 |
| By: | Darwish, Maram; Bahurmiz, Osan; Kurdi, Sikandra; Ecker, Olivier |
| Abstract: | A field-based choice study of 129 artisanal fishers in two coastal locations in Hadramawt, Yemen, supports the following key findings: Ice use for chilling fish is very low, despite willingness to adopt its use. Only 2 percent of fishers reported always using ice, yet 53 percent of fishers indicated willingness to adopt ice use and 36 percent were willing to forgo a cash payment in exchange for a bag of ice. This gap is consistent with low adoption being driven primarily by economic constraints rather than lack of awareness. Fishers’ valuation of ice is well below its market prices. The average valuation is approximately 2, 200 YER per bag of ice, less than half the prevailing market price of 5, 0006, 000 YER. Only about 3 percent of fishers would choose to purchase ice at current prices. Willingness to adopt ice is highly price-sensitive. The share of fishers willing to adopt ice rises sharply as prices decline. A reduction to around 2, 500 YER per bag—approximately half the current market price—could increase adoption to an estimated 40–50 percent of fishers. Expected gains from ice use vary by species. Price premiums are modest for the most commonly targeted fish species, limiting the economic incentive for most fishers to use ice. Access to iceboxes is associated with higher willingness to adopt ice use. Fishers who own an icebox are about 20 percentage points more likely to indicate willingness to adopt ice use and are willing to forgo approximately 1, 390 YER more to obtain ice. This highlights the importance of complementary assets, such as iceboxes, in shaping adoption decisions. |
| Keywords: | fisheries; valuation; cold storage; prices; ice; Yemen; Middle East |
| Date: | 2026–06–04 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:menapn:183197 |
| By: | Mohamed Bounaama (Université Hassan 1er [Settat]); Khalid Sadiqi (Université Hassan 1er [Settat]); Karim Iouaj (Université Hassan 1er [Settat]) |
| Abstract: | The Subject of organizational performance and its relationship with leadership styles is now a major topic of interest for both practitioners and researchers in management sciences. Public and private organisations now operate in environments marked by high uncertainty, Public administrations, public institutions, and enterprises are particularly facing profound transformations that challenge traditional management and governance methods. In this context, leadership appears as an essential lever enabling organisations to adapt to changes in their environment. More specifically, transformational leadership has gradually established itself as a managerial approach that promotes employee engagement. Several studies in management sciences have highlighted the existence of a positive relationship between transformational leadership and organizational performance. However, this relationship can be influenced by certain intermediary variables, notably employee engagement, which is considered a determining factor in improving organizationnel effectiveness. It is from this perspective that the present research is situated, aiming to study the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational performance through the mediating role of employee engagement. Case INDH. In order to address this issue, a quantitative study was conducted among the employees of INDH. The main objective is to examine the direct effects of transformational leadership on organisational performance and to verify the mediating role of employee engagement, in light of the theoretical and empirical contributions developed in the scientific literature. |
| Abstract: | Résumé La question de la performance organisationnelle et de sa relation avec les styles de leadership constitue aujourd'hui un sujet d'intérêt majeur aussi bien pour les praticiens que pour les chercheurs en sciences de gestion. Les organisations publiques et privées évoluent désormais dans des environnements marqués par une forte incertitude, Les administrations publiques, les établissements et entreprises publics font notamment face à des transformations profondes qui remettent en question les modes traditionnels de management et de gouvernance. Dans ce contexte, le leadership apparaît comme un levier essentiel permettant aux organisations de s'adapter aux mutations de leur environnement. Plus particulièrement, le leadership transformationnel s'est progressivement imposé comme une approche managériale favorisant la mobilisation des collaborateurs. Plusieurs travaux en sciences de gestion ont mis en évidence l'existence d'une relation positive entre le leadership transformationnel et la performance organisationnelle. Toutefois, cette relation peut être influencée par certaines variables intermédiaires, notamment l'engagement des collaborateurs, considéré comme un facteur déterminant dans l'amélioration de l'efficacité organisationnelle. C'est dans cette perspective que s'inscrit la présente recherche, qui vise à étudier la relation entre le leadership transformationnel et la performance organisationnelle à travers le rôle médiateur de l'engagement des collaborateurs. Cas de (INDH). Afin de répondre à cette problématique, une étude quantitative a été menée auprès des collaborateurs de l'INDH. L'objectif principal consiste à examiner les effets directs du leadership transformationnel sur la performance organisationnelle ainsi qu'à vérifier le rôle médiateur de l'engagement des collaborateurs, à la lumière des apports théoriques et empiriques développés dans la littérature scientifique. |
| Keywords: | leadership transformationnel, l'engagement au travail, performance organisationnelle. JEL Classification : M12 Type de recherche : recherche empirique Abstact Transformational leadership, work engagement, organisational performance JEL Classification: M12, leadership transformationnel l'engagement au travail performance organisationnelle. JEL Classification : M12 Type de recherche : recherche empirique Abstact Transformational leadership work engagement organisational performance JEL Classification: M12 |
| Date: | 2026–06–13 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05656423 |
| By: | Feizi, Farhad |
| Abstract: | Does the political environment influence people’s perceptions of entrepreneurship? Should there be any correlation between state legitimacy and that of entrepreneurship? These questions are crucial, as the success of any developmental tool, including entrepreneurship, depends on its public approval. To find the answers, the present paper examines Iran as an extreme case of a state facing recurring episodes of legitimacy crisis while simultaneously deeply involved in promoting entrepreneurship and penetrating the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The paper reveals that Iranians’ perceptions of entrepreneurship essentially mirror the polarized political atmosphere in society, divided between those who support the country’s entrepreneurial achievements and those who challenge them. Nonetheless, pragmatic reasons, rather than anti-state emotions, such as the state’s problematic intervention in the ecosystem, fueled these criticisms. More crucially, the paper contributes to the literature on institutional determinants of entrepreneurship legitimacy by demonstrating a direct and meaningful association between state and entrepreneurship legitimacy. |
| Date: | 2026–07–31 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:vtpsk_v1 |
| By: | Selva Demiralp; Orkun Saka; Michael Weber |
| Abstract: | We study how politically polarized television news shapes household inflation expectations in Turkey. We combine new household panel data with transcript-based measures of channel-level inflation coverage during prime-time news and a large-scale randomized information experiment. Inflation coverage differs sharply across politically aligned channels, and viewers sort into outlets consistent with their political affiliations. Within-person estimates show that greater coverage on a respondent’s initially preferred channel leads to higher inflation expectations, with effects concentrated among viewers of politically neutral channels. Experimental evidence indicates that belief updating depends on prior anchoring as well as on source credibility and reveals the political costs of rising inflation expectations. |
| Keywords: | inflation, expectations, media, polarization |
| JEL: | D84 E31 E52 E58 L82 |
| Date: | 2026 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12854 |
| By: | Baez, Javier E.; Garriga, Santiago; Perova, Elizaveta; Tyurkileri, Meliz |
| Abstract: | This study estimates the child penalty in Türkiye, defined as the negative impact of having a child on mothers' labor market outcomes. Utilizing the Survey of Income and Living Conditions data from 2006 to 2023, the analysis reveals a significant child penalty, which varies across regions within the country. Panel-based estimates show that women’s labor force participation drops by 44 percent in the year following child’s birth, while their employment rates decline by 40% percent. Additionally, for mothers who remained employed, their working hours decrease by approximately 7%, while the likelihood of informal employment increases by 69% three years after childbirth. The results highlight the persistence of the child penalty—lasting for at least 10 years after the birth of the first child—and stand in stark contrast to men’s labor market outcomes, which remain largely unchanged. The study identifies key factors that mitigate the penalty, including higher education, older age at birth, presence of grandmothers, availability of childcare services, and more progressive gender norms. The findings underscore the need for policy interventions that enhance gender equality in the labor market for mothers, such as expanding childcare services, promoting flexible work arrangements, and addressing gender norms. |
| Date: | 2026–05–27 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11397 |
| By: | Jovanovic, Nina; Darwish, Maram; Belton, Ben; Ecker, Olivier |
| Abstract: | A new representative consumption survey of 1, 600 households in Hadramawt Governorate, Yemen, reveals the following key findings: Fish is the primary animal-source food in Hadramawt, as 96% of households report consuming it in the past seven days, compared with 58% that report consuming poultry and 6% that report consuming meat in this period. Inland households consume 13 kg of fish per capita per year, while coastal households consume 29 kg per capita per year, which is 40% more than the global average of 20.7 kg per capita. Fish consumption is four times higher than meat consumption overall, and more than 10 times higher than meat consumption in coastal areas. Inland households predominantly consume large and small tuna species, whereas coastal households rely on small tuna and lower-value species such as small pelagic fish. Fresh fish is the most affordable animal-source food in coastal and inland areas. However, prices for kawakawa, the most consumed fresh fish, are two times higher inland than on the coast. 61% and 43% of inland households report consuming processed (i.e., salted, dried, smoked) and canned fish, respectively, while households in coastal areas predominantly consume fresh fish only. Only 2% of fish is purchased frozen. With its vast coastline, Yemen has the potential to provide significant quantities of fish, a nutrient-dense food, for its people. However, recent data on how much fish is consumed in Yemen, and Hadramawt as the main fishing governorate, is sparse. Namely, relying on consumption data from Yemen’s 2005–2006 Household Budget Survey, Ecker et al. (2010) estimated that average fish consumption per capita in Hadramawt was 17.8 kg/year. More recently, a study by Dey et al. (2026) showed that 43% of respondents in Hadramawt, and more than 60% in some inland districts, had consumed fish within the past 24 hours, which was more frequent than consumption of other animal-source foods. Both studies underscored the importance of fish as one of the main protein sources across Hadramawt. However, a scoping review by Belton et al. (2026) identified significant research gaps in terms of quantity, frequency, geographical distribution, and the species and product forms eaten. Thus, a survey of a statistically representative sample of the population was needed to better understand fish consumption patterns in this governorate. We surveyed 1, 600 households in Hadramawt, across 40 locations in four distinct geographic areas (10 locations per area): inland rural, inland urban, coastal rural, and coastal urban. This approach ensured inclusion of households with different socioeconomic status and livelihoods, as well as different access to markets and fisheries. We used a quasi-random sampling approach1 to identify 40 eligible households in each of the 40 selected locations. Interviews were conducted in October 2025 during the fishing season. The survey collected information on household demographic characteristics and consumption of fish and other animal-source foods, including the type, species, quantity, frequency, price, and source of food products during the seven days preceding the data collection. In this project note, we examine the main consumption patterns for fish, meat, and poultry across Hadramawt. We also estimate the associations between per capita fish consumption and expenditure and household characteristics, including households’ geographic location. |
| Keywords: | food prices; animal source foods; household consumption; household surveys; fish consumption; Yemen; Asia; Western Asia |
| Date: | 2026–06–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:menapn:183518 |